witness protection program; witness protection programme
de facto marriage; common-law marriage; living together as husband and wife without formal marriage
drug cartel; drug ring; drug syndicate
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
orthopedic surgery; plastic surgery
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
being up to the person himself
delivery; issuance; handing over; granting
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
make good use of; make the most of
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
performing a surgical operation
warrant; summons; written order
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
urban area; urban district
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
peace preservation; security; safety